Tantra is ancient spiritual path for awakening consciousness. It differs from most spiritual paths because it embraces the human body as a temple and sexual energy as the fuel for awakening. Your sexual energy is used expand awareness by moving it through the body's energy centers. These centers, located along the spine, are called chakras, which means wheel of light. As consciousness moves through the chakras the energy body is refined. There is less identification with the ego and separation from Source is recognized as an illusion.

There are 7 primary chakra centers. The first begins at the base of the spine and is called the root chakra. The second chakra is located in the lower belly, the third chakra is located at the solar plexus, the area just below the diaphragm, the forth chakra is located at the heart center, the fifth chakra at the throat, the sixth chakra is also called the third eye, which is between the eyebrows and the seventh chakra is at the very top of the head and is called the crown. Tantra teaches you how to move your sexual energy from your root, up through heart center and up to your crown. Awareness grows as each chakra center begins to flow with abundant energy.

Here are 7 Keys for energizing the Chakras. Try this:

1) Stand with your feet hip width apart and your knees slightly bent.

2) Breathe through your mouth and into your belly, allowing it to expand.

3) Increase the energy by breathing in as if you are sipping through straw.

4) As you inhale rock the hips back, creating an arch in the back. As you exhale, tuck the tail bone under, flattening the back. Allow your pelvis to rotate freely, keeping the knees bent.

5) Add the PC pump. As you inhale squeeze the pelvic floor muscles pulling them upwards as if holding in your urine. As you exhale let your pelvic floor relax.

6) Put all the steps together. As you inhale imagine you are breathing the energy up from your root through each chakra up to your heart. Practice this until you feel the energy pulsing from your root to your heart. You can play with speeding up and slowing down your respiratory rate until the first four chakras are connected and flowing with energy.

7) Once you have mastered connecting the root and heart center then try moving the energy from your heart to your crown. Practice until you can feel the energy flowing easily from your root to your crown. Imagine a rainbow colored bridge of light connecting flowing from your root to your crown, connecting the Earth to the Sky.

Some of the benefits of energizing the chakras are improved health, sexual vitality, mental clarity, expanded creativity and inner peace. Do this practice daily to maintain and enhance your physical, emotional and spiritual health. It is also a great practice to do prior to making love and can also be incorporated it into your love making. As sexual energy moves from the root to the crown you connect to the mystical realms and discover that you are not your thoughts, body, feelings or beliefs. You are the Divine in human form, celebrating the ability to experience pleasure, bliss and Unity Consciousness.

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Author's Bio: 

Crystal Dawn Morris is a Certified SkyDancing Tantra Teacher and the founder of Tantra for Awakening. She is committed creating a more conscious and compassionate world. She lives in Sedona, AZ where she teaches Tantra workshops, offers private coaching sessions, practices yoga, and writes. She loves to travel and is open to teaching and coaching in your community.